Ply-catcher



J. E. CLARKE.

FLY CATCHER.

I APPLICATION FILED SEPT-13. 1915.

1,195,559; I Patented Aug 22, 1916.

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FLY-CATCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed September 13, 1915. Serial No. 50,309.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES CLARKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Fly-Catcher, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fly catcher of that type in which a fly paper is supported on a light frame which is moved over a surface on which the flies are gathered and is provided with a fly paper for tangling the flies which rise from said surface.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a light and cheap frame for this purpose and especially to provide it with means whereby a fly paper can be removed from it and applied to it readily without waste of time; to provide improved means for holding the fly paper in position; and to provide a simple and inexpensive means for keeping the sticky side of the fly paper out of contact with any surface on which the device may be placed.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyin drawings, in which- *igure' 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, and Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of other forms in which the invention can be carried out.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that the invention is shown in a form in which it comprises a main frame formed of wire. This frame comprises a handle 10 formed by twisting the wire together. The wires at the ends of the handle are extended out on both sides of the handle in opposite directions and at the ends are provided with ofisets 11 and then are bent at right angles to form legs 12. From these legs extend two supporting wires 13 parallel with each other and they at their ends are :bent in the same lane and provided with two yielding mem ers 14 which constitute paper retaining means. These are ordinarily looped under the projectlons 11 to hold the former in position. It will be noted that the parts 12, 13 and 14 are in the same plane and the planes of the two members lnvolving these parts are parallel and constitute the two sides of the device. Thls supporting frame is intended to hold a fly paper 20 which is doubled on itself so as'toform passages through it for receiving the members 14, and in this form it has two passages at the edges. It will be understood that the fly paper proper or sticky surface is on the inside of the structure as thus produced.

In the use of the device the ends of the wires 14 are disengaged from the offsets 11 and the fly paper put in pom'tion 0n the wires 14, then their ends are reengaged to hold them in position. The article is used by moving it along a surface on which the flies are gathered, either in contact with it or a slight distance from it. It does not have to be moved with great speed and is preferably held so that the paper is nearly at right angleswith the surface as it is being moved. It can also be hung up on a hook by the handle and will serve as a fly catcher of the ordinary standard kind in that case. It can be rested on a flat surface on the supports 13, and in all cases they serve to keep ghe sticky paper out of contact with the surace.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the conditions are substantially the same except that the two members 14 which correspond with the two members 14 are connected by a wire 15 and in this case the fly paper 20 is also doubled on itself but it is in a tubular form. As the whole structure is constructed the two wires 14 and 15 have to pass through the space between the two portions of the paper in the same way as in the construction shown in Fig. 1. The wire 15 is held in position by a single offset 11.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the construction is very similar except that the handle is replaced by a loop 10 by which the device can be hung up. The other parts are shown as similar to those shown in Fig. 1 except that the supporting wire 13 is flat to permit the device to rest stably on a flat surface. In this case it is used simply as a support for the fly paper and is not intended to be moved when in use. In this case I have shown a protecting paper 21 on the fly paper proper which is intended to be peeled off to expose the sticky surface of the fly per.

Although I have shown and described only three forms of the invention, I am aware of the fact that many other modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be per doubled over on itself for holding "the same in position.

2. As an article of manufacture, a fly catcher comprising a frame having a movable projecting portion adapted to pass through fly paper doubled over on itself, said frame being provided with means for engaging the end thereof and holding the same against motion away from the main part of the frame.

'8. As an article of manufacture, a fly catcher comprising a frame formed of wire having a free projecting portion adapted to retain a fly paper, said frame having integral projecting means for engagingthe free end thereof and holding it in fixed position against motion away from the rest of the frame.

4. As an article of manufacture, a fly catcher comprisinga wire frame'having two ends each consisting of a supporting wire and a paper retaining wire in a plane with each other, said paper retaining wire being adapted to pass through the space between the parts of a doubled fly paper, the first named wire having projecting means int-egral therewith for holding the end of said paper retaining wire.

5. As an article of manufacture, a fly catcher comprising a 'wireframe having two ends each consisting of a supporting wire and a paper retaining wire'in a plane with each other, and integrally connected, the first named wire having-inwardly projecting means integral therewith for holding the end of said paper retainingwire, said ends being connected together at the center of the frame.

6. As an article of manufacture, a fly paper of a flattened generally tubular form provided with a free passage 'therethrough from end to end closed at both sides and open at both ends h'avinga substantially uniform width between saidclosed-sides and if having a sticky surface'onone'exposed side.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand.

JAM-ES CLARKE Copies of this patent'm'ay be obtained for 'five cents each, by addressing the "flommiss'ionerbi ilatcn'ts,

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